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Cabinet Committee Decisions
Cabinet approves Wage Policy for the 8th Round of Wage Negotiations for workmen in Central Public Sector Enterprises
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Wage Policy for the 8th Round of Wage Negotiations for workmen in Central Public Sector Enterprises .
Highlights:
i. Management of the CPSEs would be free to negotiate wage revision for workmen where the periodicity of wage settlement of five years or ten years has expired generally on 31.12.2016 keeping in view the affordability and financial sustainability of such wage revision for the CPSEs concerned.
ii. No budgetary support for any wage increase shall be provided by the Government. The entire financial implication would be borne by the respective CPSEs from their internal resources.
iii. In those CPSEs for which the Government has approved restructuring/ revival plan, the wage revision will be done as per the provisions of the approved restructuring / revival plan only.
iv. The management of the concerned CPSEs have to ensure that negotiated scales of pay do not exceed the existing scales of pay of executives/officers and non-unionized supervisors of respective CPSEs.
v. The Management of CPSEs where the five year periodicity is followed have to ensure that negotiated scales of pay for two successive wages negotiations do not exceed the existing scales of pay of executives/officers and non-unionized supervisors of respective CPSEs for whom ten years periodicity is being followed.
vi. To avoid conflict of pay scales of executives/non-unionised supervisors with that of their workmen, CPSEs may consider adoption of graded DA neutralization and/or graded fitment during the wage negotiations.
vii. CPSEs must ensure that any increase in wages after negotiations does not result in increase in administered prices of their goods and services.
viii. The wage revision shall be subject to the condition that there shall be no increase in labour cost per physical unit of output. In exceptional cases where CPSEs are already working at optimum capacity, the administrative Ministry / Department may consult DPE considering industry norms.
ix. The validity period of wage settlement would be for a minimum period of five years for those who opted for a five year periodicity and for a maximum period of ten years for those who have opted for a ten year periodicity of wage negotiation w.e.f. 01.01.2017.
x. The CPSEs would implement negotiated wages after confirming with their Administrative Ministry/Department that the wage settlement is in conformity with approved parameters.
Background:
There are about 12.34 lakh employees in 320 CPSEs in the country. Out of these, about 2.99 lakh employees are Board level and below Board level executives and non-unionized Supervisors. The remaining about 9.35 lakh employees belong to the unionized workmen category. Wage revision in respect of unionized workmen is decided by trade unions and managements of CPSEs in terms of guidelines issued by the Department of Public Enterprises  for wage negotiations.
Ministry of Communications
99 Percent Telecom-related complaints get resolved on Twitter
After the launch of Twitter Sewa by the Minister of Communications Shri Manoj Sinha in August last Year for registration and resolution of complaints, about 99 percent of the complaints have been resolved through the social media. As per data released by BSNL, as on April 15, 2017, it has received a total number of 27,988 complaints and has resolved 27,965 grievances with a resolution rate of 99.91%. The Telecom Minister having twitter account @manojsinhabjp has been calling for daily status reports on resolution of telecom and postal related complaints received through this platform. Similarly, India Post has handled 27,000 tweets and resolved them promptly.
In case of Telecom, consumer complaints relate mainly to telephone bills, broadband connectivity, faulty connections, shifting of landline phones and wi-fi hotspots, while in the case of postal services complaints are mainly in the nature of slow delivery of their articles containing PAN Cards, Roll numbers, parcels, money orders and medicines etc. Issues relating to repairs of Post Office buildings, technical issues with saving banks accounts are also sorted out quickly.
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Ministry of Communications
Dak Adalat
“Dak Adalat” will be conducted by the Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Chennai City North Division at the office premises at No. 5 , IV Floor, Ethiraj Salai, Egmore, Chennai – 600 008 at 11:00 hours on 25.09.2018 .
The members of the public are requested to send their unsettled grievances / pending complaints relating to postal services in respect of post offices under the administrative jurisdiction of Chennai City North Division on or before 20.09.2018.
Special Service and Features
B. Sunil Kumar BSNL Kerala Circle CGM
Shri B. Sunil Kumar ITS has taken over charge as Chief General Manager, BSNL Kerala Circle . An officer of 1987 Batch of Indian Telecom Service , Sri. Sunil Kumar had earlier served in the mobile sector of Kerala circle
He was awarded Sanchar Seva Award in recognition of his services
A native of Ernakulam, Mr. Sunil Kumar had served as Deputy Director General of National Telecom Institute, New Delhi.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 102 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 10.42 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,02,05,09,915
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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10,42,38,220
More than 102 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 10.42 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Films Division pays tribute to well known film maker Pramod Pati
Films Division is paying tribute to well known documentary and animation filmmaker Pramod Pati  on 20th January, 2021 by screening his select films and an oral history film on the film maker who is known as the ‘Father of Indian New Wave Cinema’. The films will be streamed on Films Division Website and YouTube channel throughout the day.
In the documentary Abid , Abid’s art is presented in pop style. Claxplosion  is an experimental quickie on family planning and Trip  depicts the transitions in the life. Explorer  is on the theme – Mission of Youth and Oral History of Pramod Pati -3  is part of the FD’s exhaustive coverage on the life and works of the film maker known for his unique experimentations in film making.
Please visit Films Division website https://filmsdivision.org/ and click @ “Documentary of the Week” section or follow FD YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/FilmsDivision to watch the films.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN NAVY SIGNS CONTRACT FOR ACQUISITION OF FIVE DIVING SUPPORT CRAFT 
Adding another milestone to the Make in India initiative of the Government of India, a Contract for construction of five Diving Support Craft  has been signed by Indian Navy with M/s Titagarh Wagons Ltd, Kolkata on 12 Feb 21. The contract envisages construction of five DSCs. Once commissioned, the DSC will meet the mission needs of Command Clearance Diving Teams  which are involved in providing diving assistance to all ships inside and close to harbour for underwater repair, maintenance and salvage. Fitted with state of the art diving equipment and tools for performing diving operations, Diving Support Craft will be a game changer in conducting diving operations and will serve an ideal platform for conducting training of Indian Navy’s diving cadre.
ABBB/VM/MS
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Prime Minister's Office
PM to interact with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardees on 24th January
For the first time, awardees to get digital certificates using Blockchain technology
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will interact with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar  awardees on 24th January, 2022 at 12 noon via video conferencing. Digital certificates will be conferred on PMRBP awardees for the year 2022 and 2021 using Blockchain Technology. This technology is being used for the first time for giving certificates of awardees.
The Government of India has been conferring the PMRBP award to children for their exceptional achievement in six categories namely Innovation, Social Service, Scholastic, Sports, Art & Culture and Bravery. This year, 29 children from across the country, under different categories of Bal Shakti Puraskar, have been selected for PMRBP-2022. The awardees also take part in the Republic day parade every year. Each awardee of PMRBP is given a medal, a cash prize of Rs. 1 Lakh and certificate. The cash prize will be transferred to the respective accounts of PMRBP 2022 winners.
Ministry of Defence
Indian Navy Deploys Ships for Rescue and Relief Operations
The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘FANI’ lie about 150 km East South East of Visakhapatnam and about 300 km south-southwest of Puri  as on 5:30 pm on 02 May 19. The Cyclonic Storm FANI is moving slowly in a Northerly direction and expected to cross Odisha Coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali, around Puri during tomorrow the 3rd May forenoon with maximum sustained wind speed of 170-180 kmph gusting to 200 kmph. Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri, Ranvir and Kadmatt with Relief Material and Medical Teams embarked have been deployed on the evening of 01 May and are maintaining south of the Cyclonic Storm to be the first responder and commence rescue operation as soon as the cyclone crosses coast. Additional Relief Material, Medical Teams and Diving Teams have been shifted from Visakhapatnam to Odisha by road to augment the Rescue and Relief efforts under Naval Officer-in-Charge on 02 May 19. Aircraft have been kept standby for immediate deployment to carry out aerial survey as soon as the cyclone crosses coast to assess the impact of the cyclone and aid in rescue operation. Helicopters are also kept standby for joining in rescue operation and for air dropping of relief material when required.
ENC is closely monitoring the movement of the cyclone and Naval Officers-in-Charge of West Bengal and Odisha are in constant communication with respective State Administrations to coordinate rescue and relief operations. Additional ships and aircraft have been kept standby at Visakhapatnam for immediate deployment to the most affected areas in the aftermath of the cyclone crossing the coast
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Gadkari reviews road projects using modern and green technology; launches mobile app ‘Harit Path'; instructs to ensure E-tagging of plants
Minister reiterates need to reduce Road construction cost by at least 25 per cent
Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSME Shri Nitin Gadkari has stressed upon utilising modern and green technologies in road construction all over the country. Chairing a meeting to review New Green Highways Policy  and to discuss use of new technologies in road construction through video conference today, he said that it should be our mission to reduce cost of construction by 25 % and for this new technologies are required.
The Minister launched ‘Harit Path’, a mobile app to monitor the plantations through geo-tagging and web-based GIS enabled monitoring tools. The app has been developed by NHAI to monitor location, growth, species details, maintenance activities, targets and achievements of each of its field units for each and every plant under all plantation projects. While inaugurating the mobile app, the Minister emphasized on strict monitoring of plantation and transplantation of trees.
The Minister suggested that specialised persons/agencies should be hired for plantation of trees along the highways. He suggested involving NGOs, Self help groups and Horticulture and Forest department in this. The officials assured that they will be able to achieve the goal of 100% plantation on highways upto March 2022.
While discussing the issue of Transplantation of trees, Shri Gadkari said that it should be our mission to save all the trees from being cut and specialised agencies equipped with new technologies should be hired for the purpose. The minister stressed upon using local indigenous material like jute, coir, etc for strengthening purposes. Shri Gadkari also said that right choice of species suiting local conditions is also very important.
While discussing new technologies in road construction, he said that it should be our mission to reduce cost of construction by 25 % and for this new technologies are required. He said that specific areas like hilly areas, border areas and coastal areas need different approach and technologies. He appreciated the use of such technology in road construction in Andaman and Nicobar and motivated NHIDCL to follow the example in rest of the projects.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 402
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage over 175.78 Crore
More than 32 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 175.78 Crore  today. More than 32 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. More than 1.91 Crore  Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries  for COVID vaccination have been administered so far. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10400835
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2nd Dose
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9954686
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Precaution Dose
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4069214
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18408137
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2nd Dose
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17421541
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Precaution Dose
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5940877
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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53859455
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2nd Dose
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22726740
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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550590431
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2nd Dose
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437153072
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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202076048
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2nd Dose
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178625101
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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126241710
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2nd Dose
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111274532
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Precaution Dose
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9135814
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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961576616
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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777155672
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Precaution Dose
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19145905
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Total
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1757878193
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 21st February, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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136
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2nd Dose
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1687
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Precaution Dose
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19603
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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205
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2nd Dose
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3198
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Precaution Dose
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29452
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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178946
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2nd Dose
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987548
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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211513
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2nd Dose
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1203746
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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30718
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2nd Dose
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246774
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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26855
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2nd Dose
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152704
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Precaution Dose
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110621
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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448373
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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2595657
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Precaution Dose
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159676
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Total
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3203706
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Finance
47.33 Lakh Houses Completed Per Year in 2018-19 Under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin over 11.95 Lakh Houses in 2014-15: Economic Survey
Over 10 Crore Toilets Built in Rural Areas Under Swachh Bharat Mission- Gramin  Since 2014
10 Year Rural Sanitation Strategy  Launched to Focus on Sustaining Sanitation Behaviour Change
Provisioning of social assets, including housing for all, drinking water and sanitation measures, has been a major pillar of the Government's efforts at building social infrastructure. This is one of the key highlights of the Economic Survey 2019-20, which was tabled by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, in Parliament today.
Housing for All:
"As per recent NSO survey on Drinking Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Housing Condition in India 2018, about 76.7 per cent of the households in the rural and about 96.0 per cent in the urban areas had the house of pucca structures," states the Economic Survey.
The two Schemes, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin  and Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Urban , seek to achieve the target of housing for all by 2022. Under PMAY-G, the number of houses completed in a year increased by more than four times, from 11.95 lakh in 2014-15 to 47.33 lakh in 2018-19, states the Survey.
Drinking Water and Sanitation:
Since the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission- Gramin  in 2014, over 10 crore toilets have been built in rural areas, says the Economic Survey. Further, over 5.9 lakh villages, 699 districts, and 35 States/UTs have declared themselves Open Defecation Free . Swachh Survekshan Gramin 2019, India's largest rural sanitation survey, covered 17,450 villages in 698 districts across India, including 87,250 public places.
A 10 Year Rural Sanitation Strategy  has also been launched to focus on sustaining the sanitation behaviour change and increasing access to solid and liquid waste management, notes the pre-Budget Survey. Further, Jal Shakti Abhiyan  was launched to accelerate progress on water conservation actitvities in the most water stressed blocks and districts across India. JSA has delivered over 3.5 lakh water conservation measures in 256 districts till date, and has seen participation of around 2.64 crore people, making it a Jan Andolan, the Survey emphasises.
Ministry of Finance
Exchange Rate Notification No.57/2021 - Customs 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , and in supersession of the Notification No.54/2021-Customs, dated 17th June, 2021 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column  of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 2nd July, 2021, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column  thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
SCHEDULE-I
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Foreign Currency
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Rate of exchange of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees
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1.
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Australian Dollar
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57.00
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54.65
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2.
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Bahraini Dinar
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203.85
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191.35
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3.
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Canadian Dollar
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61.20
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59.00
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Chinese Yuan
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11.70
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11.35
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Danish Kroner
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12.10
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11.65
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EURO
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89.80
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86.65
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Hong Kong Dollar
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9.75
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9.40
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8.
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Kuwaiti Dinar
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255.80
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239.45
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New Zealand Dollar
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53.40
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51.05
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10.
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Norwegian Kroner
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8.80
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8.50
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11.
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Pound Sterling
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104.65
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101.15
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12.
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Qatari Riyal
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20.80
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19.45
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13.
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Saudi Arabian Riyal
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20.50
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19.25
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14.
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Singapore Dollar
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56.30
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54.35
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15.
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South African Rand
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5.40
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5.05
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16.
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Swedish Kroner
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8.85
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8.55
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17.
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Swiss Franc
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82.05
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78.85
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18.
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Turkish Lira
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8.80
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8.30
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19.
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UAE Dirham
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20.90
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19.65
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20.
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US Dollar
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75.30
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73.60
SCHEDULE-II
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Foreign Currency
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Rate of exchange of 100 units of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees
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Japanese Yen
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68.25
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65.80
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2.
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Korean Won
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6.80
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6.35
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition of additional unit holding in Highways Infrastructure Trust by 2452991 Ontario Limited and acquisition of equity stake in Highway Concessions One Private Limited by 2743298 Ontario Limited
The Competition Commission of India  has approved the proposed acquisition of additional unit holding in Highways Infrastructure Trust by 2452991 Ontario Limited and acquisition of equity stake in Highway Concessions One Private Limited by 2743298 Ontario Limited.
2452991 Ontario Limited  and 2743298 Ontario Limited  are solely controlled by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board . OTPPB administrates pension benefits and the investment of pension plan assets of active and retired teachers in the Canadian province of Ontario worldwide.
Highways Infrastructure Trust  is an infrastructure investment trust registered with Securities Exchange Board of India  under the SEBI  Regulations, 2014 . The Target Trust currently owns six  road assets in India, engaged in the business of operating roads and highways in India.
Highway Concessions One Private Limited  is a company incorporated in India with the objective of managing and operating roads assets in India. HC One is the investment manager of the Target Trust under the InvIT Regulations and undertakes activities in accordance with Regulation 10 of the InvIT Regulations, including making investment decisions with respect to the underlying assets/projects of the Target Trust and overseeing the activities of the project manager of the Target Trust with respect to compliance with the InvIT Regulations and the project management agreement entered into by it.
The proposed combination relates to the acquisition of additional unitholding in the Target Trust by OTPP 1 and separately acquisition of equity stake in HC One by OTPP 2 .
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.